How To Use ‘String-Slapping’ To Add Percussion To Your Guitar Playing
Spice Up Your Guitar Playing: String Slapping for Percussive Effects Looking to add some extra groove to your guitar playing? Try string slapping! This cool technique lets you create percussive sounds while you play chords, making it sound like you’ve got a drummer backing you up. The Chord Progression
The #1 fingerpicking pattern to practice using your thumb, finger 1, and finger 2
Adding your second finger brings fingerpicking to life. This simple pattern will get you playing with all three fingers today. Introducing your middle finger into your fingerpicking adds depth and richness to your playing. Previously, we’ve focused on alternating between the thumb and first finger. Now, by incorporating
Best chord progressions to get started with fingerpicking
These simple chord progressions will let you hone your fingerpicking technique quickly and accurately. Let’s take everything we’ve been working on so far and put it into action with some specific chord progressions. While you can use these fingerpicking techniques with any chords or songs you know, sometimes
How to use your thumb and first finger together to fingerpick
Add your first finger to open up a whole new level of variety and nuance. Now that we’ve covered thumb placement and what your thumb should be doing, let’s move on to your fingers. This is where things start to get more interesting. Just plucking root notes with
